Kostis S Christakis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3599703 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kostis S Christakis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kostis S |
| FAMILY NAME | Christakis |
| SIGNATURE | CHRISTAKIS K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Crete |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Housing the Dead
The end of the 3rd millennium BC marks a turning point in mortuary behaviour on Crete: the dead began to be encased in large clay jars (pithoi). Pithos cemeteries appeared in many regions of the island, with the most significant, in terms of wealth of excavated records, in the Mirabello Bay, East Crete. The present contribution studies the formal and technological attributes of pithoi used in cemeteries and domestic units of the region, aiming to…
An Introduction to Seshat
This article introduces the Seshat: Global History Databank, its potential, and its methodology. Seshat is a databank containing vast amounts of quantitative data buttressed by qualitative nuance for a large sample of historical and archaeological polities. The sample is global in scope and covers the period from the Neolithic Revolution to the Industrial Revolution. Seshat allows scholars to capture dynamic processes and to test theories about t…
Palatial Crete
This contribution reviews recent and ongoing excavation, landscape and publication projects undertaken on Crete over the course of the last six years and covering the period from Middle Minoan IB to the end of Late Minoan IIIA (ca. 1900–1300 BC). The aim is to provide an extensive, although not exhaustive, summary of research conducted in the field and highlight some current trends in the study of Palatial Crete
Zominthos
Zominthos was an important site specializing in the exploitation of the rich mountainous hinterland of Mount Ida and in the shipment of locally produced goods to major centers of consumption. The site was occupied during the Neopalatial period and was abandoned in 1520 bce . Limited reoccupation occurred during Late Minoan III period. Excavation uncovered parts of a monumental complex, the seat of a local ruling group that controlled the natural …
Galatas in Crete
Galatas in central Crete was inhabited from 3500 to 1190 bce . An important settlement during the Protopalatial period, it was transformed into a palatial urban center early in the Neopalatial period. The palace was a monumental structure with a considerable visual impact on the surrounding communities. The local ruling group controlled the agricultural and pastoral recourses of the Pediada plain and the routes leading to the major polities of ce…
Knossos
Knossos is situated on a low hill in the fertile valley of the Kairatos River, 5 km southeast of Heraklion.
Zakros in Crete
Zakros is situated in a bay sheltered from the strong northerlies, at the easternmost end of Crete.
Gournia in Crete
The site, located on a low hill close to the north end of the Isthmus of Ierapetra, is strategically placed for access to important land and maritime routes.
Mochlos in Crete
Mochlos, a small island just east of the Gulf of Mirabello in east Crete, was once connected to Crete by a low isthmus.
Tylissos in Crete
Tylissos is situated on the northeast slope of Psiloritis, 13 km southwest of Heraklion. It was excavated by Hazzidakis in 1902–13. Scanty remains of houses suggest occupation of the site since Early Minoan II (2600–2300 BCE ).
Kydonia, Crete
The Minoan town of Kydonia lies beneath the city of Chania in western Crete.
Kamares Cave, Crete
The Kamares Cave is situated on the south slope of the Mount Psiloritis massif, at an altitude of 1,524 m.
Palaces, Minoan/Mycenaean
The term “palace” usually designates the seat of a political authority.
Minotaur
A mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man, born of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and the white bull that Poseidon sent to Minos.
Palaikastro in Crete
An important archaeological site at the northeast end of Crete, east of Siteia and north of Zakros, Palaikastro lies in the coastal plain of Roussolakkos.
Amnisos
Amnisos is located 7 km east of Heraklion by the sea, at the foot of the Palaiochora hill.
Minoan society and culture
The society and culture of Bronze Age Crete were identified by Sir Arthur Evans after his legendary early twentieth‐century excavations at Knossos.
Agia Triada in Crete
Agia Triada is situated at the western end of the Mesara Plain, 4 km west of Phaistos.
Mallia
Mallia is set in a small plain on the northern coast of Crete, bounded to the south by the Lassithi Mountains.
Petras in Crete
Located on a hill by the sea and just east of the modern city of Siteia is the harbor town of Petras.
Minos
The legendary king of Crete who, according to tradition, lived three generations before the Trojan War.
Phaistos
Phaistos lies on the hill of Kastri, at the end of the Mesara Plain in south‐central Crete.
Diktaean Cave in Crete
A cave near the village of Psychro on the north slope of Mount Dikte, at an altitude of 1,025 m. According to many ancient authors this is where ZEUS was born and brought up.
Minoan archaeology
This is the term for the branch of archaeological science concerned with the civilization of prehistoric Crete (seventh to second millennium BCE ).
Kythera
The island of Kythera lies opposite the eastern tip of the Peloponnese, on the crossroads of maritime communication between Crete and the Peloponnese, and between the Aegean and the central Mediterranean.
Redistribution in Aegean Palatial Societies Redistribution and Political Economies in Bronze Age Crete
Palatial Crete
This contribution reviews recent and ongoing excavation, landscape and publication projects undertaken on Crete over the course of the last six years and covering the period from Middle Minoan IB to the end of Late Minoan IIIA (ca. 1900–1300 BC). The aim is to provide an extensive, although not exhaustive, summary of research conducted in the field and highlight some current trends in the study of Palatial Crete
Redistribution in Aegean Palatial Societies Redistribution and Political Economies in Bronze Age Crete
Redistribution in Aegean Palatial Societies. Redistribution and Political Economies in Bronze Age Crete
Palatial authorities in Bronze Age Crete traditionally are thought to have functioned as centralized redistributive agents, reallocating wealth to the community as a whole and providing security in times of crisis. These institutions were gradually transformed, however, into mobilizers of wealth, rendering support exclusively to the elite and their associates. The present article explores this narrative; it reassesses the assumed impact of redist…
Knossos
Knossos is situated on a low hill in the fertile valley of the Kairatos River, 5 km southeast of Heraklion.
Zakros in Crete
Zakros is situated in a bay sheltered from the strong northerlies, at the easternmost end of Crete.
Gournia in Crete
The site, located on a low hill close to the north end of the Isthmus of Ierapetra, is strategically placed for access to important land and maritime routes.
Mochlos in Crete
Mochlos, a small island just east of the Gulf of Mirabello in east Crete, was once connected to Crete by a low isthmus.
Tylissos in Crete
Tylissos is situated on the northeast slope of Psiloritis, 13 km southwest of Heraklion. It was excavated by Hazzidakis in 1902–13. Scanty remains of houses suggest occupation of the site since Early Minoan II (2600–2300 BCE ).
Kydonia, Crete
The Minoan town of Kydonia lies beneath the city of Chania in western Crete.
Kamares Cave, Crete
The Kamares Cave is situated on the south slope of the Mount Psiloritis massif, at an altitude of 1,524 m.
Palaces, Minoan/Mycenaean
The term “palace” usually designates the seat of a political authority.
Minotaur
A mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man, born of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and the white bull that Poseidon sent to Minos.
Palaikastro in Crete
An important archaeological site at the northeast end of Crete, east of Siteia and north of Zakros, Palaikastro lies in the coastal plain of Roussolakkos.
Amnisos
Amnisos is located 7 km east of Heraklion by the sea, at the foot of the Palaiochora hill.
Minoan society and culture
The society and culture of Bronze Age Crete were identified by Sir Arthur Evans after his legendary early twentieth‐century excavations at Knossos.
Agia Triada in Crete
Agia Triada is situated at the western end of the Mesara Plain, 4 km west of Phaistos.
Mallia
Mallia is set in a small plain on the northern coast of Crete, bounded to the south by the Lassithi Mountains.
Petras in Crete
Located on a hill by the sea and just east of the modern city of Siteia is the harbor town of Petras.
Minos
The legendary king of Crete who, according to tradition, lived three generations before the Trojan War.
Phaistos
Phaistos lies on the hill of Kastri, at the end of the Mesara Plain in south‐central Crete.
Diktaean Cave in Crete
A cave near the village of Psychro on the north slope of Mount Dikte, at an altitude of 1,025 m. According to many ancient authors this is where ZEUS was born and brought up.
Minoan archaeology
This is the term for the branch of archaeological science concerned with the civilization of prehistoric Crete (seventh to second millennium BCE ).
Kythera
The island of Kythera lies opposite the eastern tip of the Peloponnese, on the crossroads of maritime communication between Crete and the Peloponnese, and between the Aegean and the central Mediterranean.
Archanes
Archanes was set in a small, fertile valley 15 km south of Knossos.
Galatas in Crete
Galatas in central Crete was inhabited from 3500 to 1190 bce . An important settlement during the Protopalatial period, it was transformed into a palatial urban center early in the Neopalatial period. The palace was a monumental structure with a considerable visual impact on the surrounding communities. The local ruling group controlled the agricultural and pastoral recourses of the Pediada plain and the routes leading to the major polities of ce…
Zominthos
Zominthos was an important site specializing in the exploitation of the rich mountainous hinterland of Mount Ida and in the shipment of locally produced goods to major centers of consumption. The site was occupied during the Neopalatial period and was abandoned in 1520 bce . Limited reoccupation occurred during Late Minoan III period. Excavation uncovered parts of a monumental complex, the seat of a local ruling group that controlled the natural …
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